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In When Imagineers initially conceived the late 1970sChina pavilion, with most of the planning plans for World Showcase complete, Disney approached what would eventually become Reflections of China about creating a travelogue video originally called for the China pavilionfilm to be shown on a standard theater screen <ref name= "Martin2"> http://www. Although interestedmartinsvids.net/ </ref>. Subsequently, however, the Chinese government attraction was concerned about giving Westerners permission to developed into a CircleVision 360 film their country. In factorder to create the attraction, a ''MacGillivray Freeman Films'' crew led by director Jeff Blyth traveled to China originally insisted that all of Disney’s filming be strictly supervised, and they refused to let Imagineers take aerial shots of Tibet or the Great Wallfilm a travelogue style movie <ref name= "Jack"> http://land. allears.net/blogs/jackspence/walt_disney_world/theme_parks/epcot/china/ </ref>. Initially, the Chinese government was interested in partnering with Disney , but was uncomfortable with Western crews filming their country. Because of this agreement, and after showing Chinese officials at the movie Fantasiaoutset, they were able to acquire more freedomthe government put strict restrictions of Disney's film crew, including making the Great Wall and Tibet off limits.

After two months of scouting, the filming of the movie began in the fall of 1981. The film was shot in Circle Vision 360, which required crews to film on nine cameras, which were stationed on a platform. Imagineers returned to As Disney and China in the winter of 1982, continued to record the seasonal changesnegotiate over filming restrictions, before concluding filming in the springlittle progress was being made. In order a last ditch effort to make the film attain more interestingcreative freedom, Disney decided to use showed representatives from China the film Fantasia<ref name= "Jack"/>. This showing seemingly helped convince the famous Chinese poetgovernment to loosen their restrictions, Li Bai as the films narratorand Disney was given more autonomy. Li Bai (who is known as Li Po in As part of the West) wrote new agreement, when shots of China's "sensitive" areas was called for, Blyth would turn the sequence over 1to his Chinese counterpart<ref name= "Jack"/>. The Chinese film crew would then film the scene,000 poems during before it was reviewed by the Tang PeriodAmerican team, who would then decided if any additional takes were needed.

The completed Wonders After two months of scouting, the filming of Reflections of China began in the fall of 1981<ref name= "Jack"/>. As previously mentioned, the film was approximately 19 minutes longshot in CircleVision 360, which required crews to film on nine cameras, and it featured parts of China that had never been seen by most Westernerswere stationed on a platform. The film opened with Imagineers returned to China in the rest winter of World Showcase on October 11981 to record the seasonal changes, 1982before concluding filming the following spring <ref name= "Jack"/>. The To narrate the film remained unchanged until 2005. By 2005, China had become both an industrial country and a popular tourist attractionBlyth decided to use the famous Chinese poet, Li Bai. With these changesLi Bai (who is known as Li Po in the West) <ref name= "book"> The EPCOT explorer's encyclopedia: R. Pedersen - Epcyclopedia Press - 2011 </ref> wrote over 1, 000 poems during the Tang Period<ref name= "Jack"/>. According to director Jeff Blyth:[[Image:LiPo.jpg|400px|thumb| Li Bai served as Wonders of China began to seem dated's narrator. Imagineers eventually decided that they needed to update ]]{{Quotation|I chose Li Po, a famous poet of the filmTang Dynasty, to be our guide and on March 25-camera narrator. This might seem like the equivalent of using Shakespeare to narrate a film on present day England, 2003 but I deliberately chose a historic figure so that the Wonders words he spoke would not seem to some conservative members of China was shown for the final timeaudience like the official party line. <ref name="casting"> Viner, Michael, and Terrie Maxine. Frankel. Tales from the Casting Couch: An Unprecedented Candid Collection of Stories, Essays, and Anecdotes by and about Legendary Hollywood Stars, Starlets, and Wanna-bes--. Beverly Hills, CA: Dove, 1995. Print. Pages 68-69 </ref>}}

On May 23, 2005 an updated version of Wonders of China made its debut in In the China pavilion. The new film, known as Reflections of China, now featured Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Macau. Other scenes, including the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, Harbin, and Urumqi were all updated for the 21st century. For the refurbishment, all of the narration Li Po was re-dubbedplayed by Chinese actor Shih Kuan, and anew score whose voice was composed then overdubbed by Richard Bellis. Since 2005, Reflections of China has not changedKeye Luke.

The completed Wonders of China film was approximately 19 minutes long, and it featured parts of China that had never been seen by most Westerners <ref name="Jack"/>. The total cost of making the film as just over $1,000,000 <ref name="times"> https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19820607&id=tvdLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7014,2843621&hl=en </ref>. The attraction opened with the rest of [[EPCOT Center]] on October 1, 1982.  By 2002, China had become both an industrial country and a popular tourist attraction. With these changes, Wonders of China began to seem dated. Imagineers eventually decided that they needed to update the film, and on March 25, 2002 Wonders of China was shown for the final time <ref name= "book"/>.  Jeff Blythe returned to direct the updated film, which would combine new footage of the country shot in 2002, with scenes from the original film, and scenes shot in 1981 that had never been used. Disney's film crews arrived in China in September 2002 for two months of filming<ref name="Chinanews"/>. Joined by filmmakers from the the China Research Institute of Film PlotScience, the team set out to record new footage in seven Chinese cities<ref name="Chinanews"/>. Among the biggest additions to film, were scenes featuring Hong Kong and Macao which were not governed by China when the original Wonders of China film was made. In a similar fashion, film crews also reshot Shanghai, which had been modernized in the intervening twenty years. Other scenes, including the Great Wall, Tienanmen Square, Beijing, Harbin, and Urumqi were all updated for the 21st century <ref name="Jack"/>. When commenting on the updated film, Blyth noted: {{Quotation| "The biggest difference is that 20 years ago we had permission to film on these locations, but people did not really understand what we were doing. We did not get as much cooperation as we are getting now"<ref name="Chinanews"/>}} In addition to the updated scenes , Reflections of China (as the film would now be called) also received and updated score composed by Richard Bellis <ref name="book"/>. This score featured new sections added to a revised version of the original Wonders of China score. Finally, although the film was still narrated by Li Po, a new narration was recorded for the film. In the attraction's new scenes, a body double was used to replace original actor Shi Kuan, who was too old to reprise his role. A new actor was brought in to overdub Po's narration throughout the entire film, as Keye Luke had passed away in 1991. In total, Reflections of China is six minutes shorter than its predecessor.  Reflections of China officially opened to guests on May 23, 2003. Since this time, the attraction has not seen any major changes. At the 2017 D23 Expo however, Walt Disney Imagineering's Vice President and Senior Creative Executive Tom Fitzgerald announced that Disney would be creating a new Circle-Vision film for the [[China]] pavilion. According to Disney, the new film will be the first shot using a "next-generation digital camera system" <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/07/new-film-at-china-pavilion-in-epcot-will-feature-new-technology/ </ref>. It is unclear at this time what relation, if any, the new film will have to the current version Reflections of China film. ==Film Plot <ref name= "Jack"/>==[[Image:ReflectionsofChinafilimng.jpg|400px|thumb|The filming of Wonders of China]]Reflections of China areshowcases many of China's cultural and natural landmarks. The scenes in the film depict:

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==Fun Facts Cast and TriviaCrew=====Wonders of China===''' Kuan Shih'''- Li Bai (Body) <ref name="imdb"> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084915/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast </ref>

* Veteran actor '''Keye Luke, portrayed '''- Li Bai in the Wonders of China film(Voice) <ref> Blyth, Jeff. “INTERVIEW WITH JEFF BLYTH, DIRECTOR OF REFLECTIONS OF CHINA.” Tiara Talk Show, Mar. 2014. </ref>

* Many of Luke's original scenes were re''Jeff Blyth'''-dubbed by a new actor when the film became Reflections of China. Director/Writer <ref name= "D23"/> <ref name= "times"/>

* When filming the Huangshan Mountain sequence, over three dozen locals were hired to lift a 300'''Leon Chooluck'''-pound camera up 16,700 stone steps. Production Manager <ref name= "times"/>

http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/walt_disney_world/theme_parks/epcot/china'''Peter Anderson'''- Visual Effects <ref name="imdb"/>

http:'''Woody Mu'''- Sound Recording <ref name="imdb"//www.2719hyperion.com/2007/03/farewell-to-friend.html>===Reflections of China===

'''Jeff Blyth'''-Director <ref name= "D23"/> '''Steve Spiegel''' Writer <ref name="Chinanews"> http://www.martinsvidschina.org.cn/english/culture/43324.htm </ref> ==Fun Facts and Trivia=====Wonders of China===* When filming the Huangshan Mountain sequence, over three dozen locals were hired to lift a 300-pound camera up 16,700 stone steps <ref name= "Jack"/>.  * In Wonders of China guests could see the Peking Opera Company perform The Monkey King Raises Havoc in Heaven <ref name= "times"/> * To make the scene seem more natural, in Wonders of China, actors were used instead of real tourists in the Great Wall scene <ref name= "times"/> * Wonders of China was occasionally referred to by the longer title "Wonders of China- Land of Beauty, Land of Time <ref> https://www.disneydocs.net/?p_files/ugd/5db718_0b875a96406e4bc4a103b184e3d1dc11.pdf </ref> ==References==711